The Challenge Fixtures are used in product development and manufacturing for a variety of purposes. Most commonly they are used as a holding or support device, ensuring that all components are assembled accurately and repeatably. […]
Sydney Stewart is the latest addition to Synectic's team of talented design and development engineers. Join us, as we sit down with Sydney to find out a little bit about our newest Engineer and what […]
"Founded in 1981, Synectic Product Development has built a strong reputation as a full-service product design and development company focused on design, research, development, and manufacturing of medical devices and consumer products. As the […]
The Challenge Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), are used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components in an organized way. They contain traces, or tracks, of copper sheets that are etched providing “wires” from one […]
What is a product specification? The product specification also referred to as a product design specification, product development specification, or PDS, is a written document that describes your product and lists what you would like […]
Structural foam, like gas assist, is another manufacturing process in the plastic injection molding family. The process can create large and complex parts that would normally need to be made up of many components. Find […]
Gas assist injection molding is another specialized molding technique in the plastic injection molding family. Similar to structural foam molding, it creates a part that is lighter and cheaper than traditional injection molding. Given its […]
Plastic injection molding has been used for over 150 years in every aspect of manufacturing. As the world of plastic molding grew, so did the need for additional molding practices to fill in the gaps […]
Insert molding is another plastic injection molding process that combines different materials into one object. Unlike overmolding, which involves a two-step process to create a similar outcome, insert molding is only one step. We put […]
Tooling is the backbone of plastic injection molding. Without a proper tool design, your plastic part would never scale up properly and a quality tool design can save you enormous amounts of time and money […]